TY - JOUR
T1 - Rocket borne electron accelerator results pertaining to the beam plasma discharge
AU - Kellogg, Paul J.
AU - Monson, Steven J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under grants 03—78—801—60 and NA79RAC00051.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - Three flights of rocket borne electron accelerators have yielded some results concerning the Beam Plasma Discharge (BPD). The first flight, E||B, from Churchill carrying an accelerator of 2 and 4 keV electrons, produced a spectrum of whistler mode waves which was identical with that produced in a large vacuum chamber, and which we know to be an indicator of BPD. The second, Echo V, launched from Poker Flat, Alaska, carrying an accelerator of 25-35 keV electrons, produced wave emissions at 3-3.5 MHz observed on the ground. Our interpretation is that BPD was not or was weakly produced. In the third flight, NB3-II launched from Churchill with an accelerator of 2, 4 and 8 keV electrons, wave emissions well above the ambient plasma frequency were observed from a separated payload, but very close to the beam, and are interpreted as demonstrating BPD.
AB - Three flights of rocket borne electron accelerators have yielded some results concerning the Beam Plasma Discharge (BPD). The first flight, E||B, from Churchill carrying an accelerator of 2 and 4 keV electrons, produced a spectrum of whistler mode waves which was identical with that produced in a large vacuum chamber, and which we know to be an indicator of BPD. The second, Echo V, launched from Poker Flat, Alaska, carrying an accelerator of 25-35 keV electrons, produced wave emissions at 3-3.5 MHz observed on the ground. Our interpretation is that BPD was not or was weakly produced. In the third flight, NB3-II launched from Churchill with an accelerator of 2, 4 and 8 keV electrons, wave emissions well above the ambient plasma frequency were observed from a separated payload, but very close to the beam, and are interpreted as demonstrating BPD.
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U2 - 10.1016/0273-1177(81)90272-6
DO - 10.1016/0273-1177(81)90272-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49149138679
SN - 0273-1177
VL - 1
SP - 61
EP - 68
JO - Advances in Space Research
JF - Advances in Space Research
IS - 2
ER -